Automobile lock



Patented Dec. 19, 1.9222..-

Loonse.

`minus D. cunarn,

on DAYTON, omo; 1

AUTOMOBILE Loox( Application ined october 29,1919. srerirno. estatalk To all whom t may concern.' y 4 Be it known that L Horus D. Cmuun, a citizen' of the United States, residingl Dayton7 in the countyof Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new `and useful Improvements in iutomobile:

Locks, cation.v

My nventionrelates to improvements in automobiles, and particularly to meansl for of which the :following is a speciti i preventing theft or the unauthorizeduse otr such vehicles by arresting the `fuel supgrily.

The object of the invention'is to simplify the structure as well as the means and'm'ode of operation of vehicle locking apparatus whereby they will not" only be cheapened in construction, but' will be more eliicient in use, positive in operation, easily` applied to existing vehicles, and unlikely to get outo'tI repair. y A

A further object of the invention ispto provide a dash or cowl board locking device,y which will control the iuelj supply and which will operate through a tortuous'passage from the cowl board or dash'vto the fuel supply tank. y

1With the above primary and other incidental objects in view as will vmore *fully appear in the speciiication, the invention consists ot the features ol construction, the parts and combinations thereof, and the mode of operation7 or their equivalents as hereinafter described and set'forth in the claims.

In the drawings Fig. l is a sectional View ot the assembled apparatus forming` the subject matter hereof.' Fig. 2 isa longitudinal sectional view online 2 2 of Fig. 1 Fig. 5y isa longitudinal sectional View von line 3 8 of Fig-l.

As disclosed in the drawing, 1 is `the u'el` tank or reservoir ot a motory vehicle and 2 the supply conduit leadinguirom such reservoir to the carburetor ot' the vehicle motor.v Located in the conduit 2 is a. 'll-shaped *litting 3 embodyingl a valve seat and an' elongated laterally ,projecting sleeveuor tu bular extension 5. `livoted at G upon inward projecting trunnions 'T and extendingY longitudinally within the `tubular `extension 5 is an oscillatoryY arm or lever S carrying' at its extremity a ball valve 'head 9 which when the lever or arm 8 is depressed rests upon the valve seat 4 and closes the supply conduit 2. The extremity ofthe sleeve or..

` thatupon the rotation ofthe rod or st emlG tubular e'Xte'nsion` 5 of thelit-ting issc'rew threaded to receive an elbowlQ, It isfto be noted that the trunnions/l" which vare screwy threadedl into the Awalls of the Isleeve for eri-l tension 5"are located 'adjacent to' the end thereof and in the'screw threaded portion ot' such slfeeveoneitensi'on `whereby they are.` enclosed' and covered by the elbow 10,5 where the 'latter is engaged. witljrsuchfeii` tension. `Engaged with the elbow l0 isa` tubular housingor member ll engaging at its opposite rvend with a second 4elbow 121 Extending through the tubular' housinojll and mounted for reciprocatoi'y movement therein .in bearings or bushings 13,`is`"a rod lelone end ofwhich bearsyupon theshort arnrot the lever @within theelbow '10.f The up'per'eiid of theactuatingrod le ei;-` tends? within y the second /nipentionediy elbow l2 and isengaged by anegccentric'lhead 15 carried rexfoluble' rod or stem 16. The

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ystem' i6 is mounted in suitablel bearings for bushings i7 located within a tube orhousin'fril 1S connected lwith and"extendinglate ally :from the elbow l2. rlhe construction is such 30 the eccentric head l5 forces downward the reciprocatory actuatingrod or stem llhtliiis deiinfessing' the short arm ofthe lever 8 and elevating the ball valve 9 off ot its sea/t4 to permit 'tl'ie"})assiige of fueltrom thegtank l through .the conduit The 'stem or iod lois controlled tromthe dash or cowlboard '19; of the'vehicle upon which is"k mounted i anysuitable lock 'for sai-d rod.` `Anyfcon? 90 ven'ient ttorni of locking apparatus which will` lprevent the iuiauthorized, rotation o't the rod or stem 16 may be employed. Since the lock pense forms no` part of the present invention the details ofthe locking apparatu'shave been omitted. `It will sutliceto say, however, the lockasshown in the drawingis ot the Yjale typeland comprisesr a housing 2l). screw` threaded upon the extremity o'lf the tubular member Ali?, and furtlier attacl'ied 10,0 tothe dash or cowl' board i9 bv screws jl.

These screws 2l are inserted from the interior oi? the housing. whereby they are inaccessible when "the device 1s locked. Ret'- olubly mounted within the housing' is a .ro- 105 taryhead having a neck or `stem portion 23 extending' within the tubular housing 1S.

"This neck or stem is provided with al socketor recess to receive the squared end 2e ot the rotary stem lo. The head k9x2 `is 1,10

key controlledv and provided With tumblers or plungers 25 adjusted to releasing positionsb'y means vof the key 26.4 The housincr is provided With a cover 27, screw threaded Within the housing 20 and locked.

against disengagement by the plungers vor tumblers before mentioned It vvillf be -understood that other forms of lock may be employed. It Will be obvious that only by rotatingthe rod 16 to depress therod 14 andy thereby oscillate the arm 8, ycan the valve 9 4be lifted from its seat'and the conduit 2 opened to permit the passage of fuel. In-

asnfiuchasv the lever 8, carrying they heady 9 can not be inserted directly intofthe tubular sleeveoin position to engage the seat 4,

the 'leverisfreversed and insertedwith the f head`f9" upwardly.. v'The successive vpositions 'of the"le`ver and head are shown by dotted i lines in Fig".V l. When the head 9' has reached,

the transverse portion of the fitting 3, lthe lev'erSican ber rotated through a half revolutionL to bring thehead intoy position to' ent gage theseatrt.` .d c

From .the above description it will be apparentfthatdthere-is thus yprovided a device vof the" character described possessing the ;y particular features of advantage before enumore or' `less specic as to structural feameratedfas'.desirable,but Which obviously is susceptible` ofyin'odificationV in its forms, pro-` portions, j detailV vconstruction and Aarrangement"ffp'artsgvvithout departing from theV principleinvolved 4or(sacrificing any ofits advantages.

l While order to comply With .thestatute the invention has been described in language tures, it is to be understoodthat the invention ,isf not limited" to `the specific details showin-but that the ,means and construction herein disclosed comprise but one of several modes of'putting the invention intoy eiect,

yand the invention is therefore claimed in.

i. any of its forms or modifications Within the c claims.

legitimate and `valid scope o f the" appended Having thusfdescribed my invention, I claimzfL A, j l,

'1. yIn a construction of thecharacter described, vthe' combination with .a reservoir and an outlet conduitleading therefrom, of

ya'vavlve adapted to close said conduit, valve operatingmeans comprising a series'ofoper- `atively` associated movable shafts operable Vthrougha tortuous path, a tortuous` casing, Wholly enclosingM theseries of shafts, and' means connected with the casing for locking the valve operating means.` i c 2.`In aconstru'ction'of the characterdescribed, the, combination with a reservoir, and an outlet conduit leading therefrom, of a valve adapted to close the conduit, valve operating means operable through a tortuous pathv comprising a succession 'of angularly disposed movable rods, operatively fassociated onewvith another, and a tortuous housing Wholly enclosing' saidvalve opervating rods.'

S. The combination with `a motor vehicle, a fuel reservoirtherefoi` and an outlet conduit from the reservoir, of a valve adapted vto close the conduit, valve operating means comprising a series of alternating rock shafts and plungers extending from the valve to the dash of the vehicle, means upon the dash of the vehicle for locking the valve operating means against operation," vand "a protective casing Wholly enclosing said valve operating means, intermediate the valve and'l saidlock-` ingmeans. j"

Li. In a construction of the character 'described, reservoir, an outlet vconduit. there'- from., a valve adapted to close said conduit, a pivoted/lever upon""vvlii`ch"the Avalve""`is carried, a housing enclosings'aid lever, a depiessible plunger extending withinjthe'housing and engagingI thelever adapted'by itsy depression tomove said lever' to'operatethe valve.

5. In a construction-of the character described', areseivoir, an outlet conduit therefrom, afvalveadaptedl toclose said conduit, a pivoted Ilever uponvvhich the valve is carried, aliousing enclosing said lever',said

housing including ,two interconnected sections, a pivot for said lever in one off said housing sections, 'the other section4 enclosing the portion of the, first' section'c'onta'ining said pivotand preventing access thereto.

6. In a construction of the characterde-- scribed, a reservoir, an outlet conduit therefrom, a valveadapted to close said conduit, a pivoted levery upon which the' valve is carried, 4actuating means therefor includin a reciprocatoiymembeigvand a rotary mem er the operationjoffone of Whichactuates the other to `in turn oscillate said lever, and la ioo housing Yenclosing 'the lever and operating l members. v

7. In a construction ofthe `character-"def scribed, a reservoir', an outlet conduit therecarried, actuatingr means therefor including a reciprocatory member, a ievoluble shaft, aneccentric carried thereby intothe path of which thereciprocatory member extends, means for rotating the shaft to effect the iio longitudinal movement of the reciprocatory memberby the action of the eccentric, and means for locking the shaft against rotation.

9. In a construction of the character de scribed, a reservoir, an outlet conduit therefor, a valve controlling said conduit, a housing extending through a succession of angularly disposed branches, a valve rod comprising a succession of operatively associated sections operable through said housing and Wholly enclosed thereby and means for locking the valve rod.

l0. In a motor vehicle, a reservoir for fuel an, outlet conduit therefrom, a valve controlling the conduit, a tubular housing eX- tending from the valve to the dash of the vehicle, valve operating means comprising a succession of operatively associated rigid sections, different sections being angularly disposed in relation one With another Within said housing, means upon the dash of the vehicle for actuating` the valve operating means and a lock to control the operation thereof.

ll. In a device of the character described, the combination with a fuel tank for a motor vehicle having an outlet, of an outlet valve for said tank, a fuel supply line leading of the vehicle, valve operating` means comprising a series of rods operatively related one to another for transmitting movement thru said second conduit from the dash to the valve, said series of related rods being Wholly enclosed by said conduit and being operatively connected With the valve, `and means for locking said rods against movement.

l2. The combination with a fuel tank and an outlet valve therefor, ofvalve operating means comprising` a series of operatively related movable shaft sections the successive sections being angularly arranged and capable of transmitting operative movement thru a tortuous path to said valve, a tortuous casing Wholly enclosing the series of valve operating shafts.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of @ctober A. D. 1919.

RUFUS D. CUBRIR. Witnesses JOHN DINnEN, F. L. WALKER. 

